With the Big West Conference schedule getting noticeably tougher beginning Thursday night, so too was the Hawaii women’s basketball team.

Following a third-place finish at the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad, the Bears were looking to bounce back. They did so in style at the UC Davis quad meet, besting

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Ty Johnson's 23 points helped UC Davis defeat Hawaii 68-66 on Thursday night.

The Big West has “been great for us,” Les said. “But this is an ever-changing world. The opportunity to join a Mountain West league was too good to pass up.” Les cited the attractiveness of UC Davis’ academics (more than 75,

UC Davis Aggies (12-6, 6-2 Big West) at Hawaii Rainbow Wahine (11-6, 5-2 Big West) Honolulu; Friday, 12 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Big West foes Hawaii and UC Davis square off on Friday. The Rainbow Wahine have gone 7-2 at home.

Hawaii visits UC Davis on Thursday! Let's continue our College Basketball odds series with a Hawaii-UC Davis prediction and pick.

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (12-6, 4-3 Big West) at UC Davis Aggies (11-8, 5-3 Big West) Davis, California; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rainbow Warriors -1.5; over/under is 135 BOTTOM LINE: UC Davis takes on Hawaii after Ty Johnson scored 35 points in UC Davis' 64-60 victory against the UCSB Gauchos.

The University of Hawai‘i men’s basketball team had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds, but couldn’t convert, falling 68-66 to UC Davis (12-8, 6-3) on Thursday night at the University

UC Davis Aggies (12-6, 6-2 Big West) at Hawaii Rainbow Wahine (11-6, 5-2 Big West) Honolulu; Friday, 12 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Hawaii seeks to prolong its five-game win streak with a victory against UC Davis.

The University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team returns to the road this week for a crucial Big West matchup against UC Davis on Thursday, Jan. 23. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. HT at the University

The team is still looking for an end to the drought in the Big West as the Mustangs fell 65-54 to UC Davis in their lowest-scoring game of the season. The Mustangs were coming off a buzzer-beater loss to a talented UC Santa Barbara squad in front of a sold-out crowd while the Aggies lost their previous game to Long Beach State by 11 points.

UC Davis visits the UCSB Gauchos after Ty Johnson scored 21 points in the Aggies' 65-54 victory against the Cal Poly Mustangs